Problems in the Roman Empire

Problems in the Roman Empire

by George Pena

Multiple Choice

Why did some Roman emperors give up some of the land the Roman army had conquered?

• there were food shortages

• the Roman army was weak

• the empire was too large to manage

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After the end of the Pax Romana the Roman Empire began to have problems.  Where did these problems come from?

• from inside the empire

• from outside the empire

• from both inside and outside the empire

Problems outside the Empire​

Multiple Choice

Who began to attack the Roman empire?

• barbarians

• Roman farmers

• Roman Engineers

Problems inside the Empire​

Multiple Choice

Why did the Roman Empire begin having food shortages?

• disease began to spread across the empire

• farmers had to leave their farms to fight

Multiple Choice

What swept through the Roman empire killing millions?

• barbarians

• sickness and disease

• the Roman army

Multiple Choice

Why did Roman emperors increase taxes?

• to buy food from China

• to pay for the defense of the empire

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How did corruption hurt the Roman empire?

• corrupt officials ignored the needs of the people

• there was no corruption in the Roman empire

Multiple Choice

Why did emperor Diocletian divide the empire?

• he thought he could collect more taxes

• he believed the empire was too big